I hate it when people msn me out of the blue just to occupy themselves for that 10 min and then disappear without saying a word anymore. So rude and like making use of people. Grrrr....
Super hot and humid weather these days right? People all around are complaining about the weather but it makes no sense to blast the air-con like there's no tomorrow. Not good for the body to have such contrast in the temperature of the external environment. It's the humidity that makes us perspire. At the end of the end, I feel like a sticky mess, feeling dirty all over unless I go back to an air-conditioned place like the staffroom or a shopping centre. I don't even have to exercise and I can feel sweat dripping from my back. Haha... gross right?
Met up with Y after work for dinner and coffee& cake. I received my belated present! Something very different and original. I welcome originality~~
Sometimes I really feel bad. I feel like an impatient and hot- tempered teacher when I do some self- reflection. It doesn't help when the weather is so hot and humid too and pupils are taking an hour to do something that could be finished in 15 minutes if they had paid attention. Even when the 1 hour was up, they ended up doing it wrongly and I really showed the frustration on my face. Mixed feelings actually. On one hand, I feel that I shouldn't have done it. On the other hand, I hate it when they don't pay attention and end up just wanting me to look through their work and give them the answer. Especially when it's something that will be graded for their report books! At times I feel like I'm going to have a nervous breakdown when pupils are calling from all directions, all demanding my attention at the same time or coming to me after each sentence just wanting assurance that every single part is correct.
*Sigh*
Really feel guilty. Feel like a bad person. Even sort of scolded my so-called favourite pupil for also making the mistake. Guess it's partly also because she did not perform for this exam. I don't like over-confident pupils and I can feel that over time, these better pupils are turning into over-confident ones who don't check their work, thinking that it's of superb quality when it turns out to be a letdown at the end of the day. I don't like to shoot down people's confidence but I feel that it's important to bring them down to the "ground" again in case they get too swollen headed for their own good.
I'm touched when I see pupils trying very hard to work hard although they may not be from privilege background. I remember a girl who refused to accept help from her friend who was sort of being too helpful and wanted to tell her the answer. She was determined to get the answer herself by doing the working. Little efforts like these, I really appreciate and I would like to do more to facilitate it.
I wish I have more time and energy to help those in need. I'm sure with more help, there are pupils who can do better especially when coupled with genuine hard work.
Serendipity believed today at 11:18 PM
